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not just towards israel. they are the enemies of peace also on the palestinian side and they create regional instability. hamas -- >> it's -- when you talk to palestinians, they say the israelis are the enemies of peace. everyone wants peace. everyone has children. they want piece past on their terms, and there's a lot of -- >> it's very simple. missiles are falling -- >> it's not very simple. >> it's not very simple, but missiles are falling on jerusalem and tel aviv. just think if missiles would be falling m middle of manhattan, london, or paris. >> and if manhattan, london, and paris were occupied and didn't have their own state, their own recognition. they would feel as they they had to fight too. >> no country no, nation, no deposit can with instanted that. we are doing everything we can. >> we saw the targeted killing of the -- that has led to what we're seeing now. are there other military leaders? are there other political leaders of hamas that are now in the crosshairs of the idf? >> i would first li
not just towards israel. they are the enemies of peace also on the palestinian side and they create regional instability. hamas -- >> it's -- when you talk to palestinians, they say the israelis are the enemies of peace. everyone wants peace. everyone has children. they want piece past on their terms, and there's a lot of -- >> it's very simple. missiles are falling -- >> it's not very simple. >> it's not very simple, but missiles are falling on jerusalem and tel aviv....
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and an interview on channel 2 in israel netanyahu said if someone sits here as prime minister of israel and he can't take action matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and security, and so totally dependent on receiving approveal from others, then he is not worth of leading. >> israel as a sovereign state has to defend itself and president obama has said publicly that only israel as a sovereign state can best decide how to defend its citizens. >> has anything changed on the timing obviously at the u.n. and very widely seen speech that prime minister netanyahu gave. he gave a timeline of the spring or summer in terms of iran reaching the point where it would have capability for a nuclear weapon. is that still the timeline. >> more specifically prime minister in his speech at the united nations was pointing out the point at which we can no longer prevent iran from acquiring military nuclear capability, nuclear weapons and yes he gave a timeline that mentioned the spring or early summer. >> and it sound like your specifying, you're saying that's the last poi
and an interview on channel 2 in israel netanyahu said if someone sits here as prime minister of israel and he can't take action matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and security, and so totally dependent on receiving approveal from others, then he is not worth of leading. >> israel as a sovereign state has to defend itself and president obama has said publicly that only israel as a sovereign state can best decide how to defend its citizens. >> has...
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year defense of his dedication to the jewish state. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. >> for the president, it's a nuanced approach. when america's threatened, the president doesn't hesitate to act on his own. >> where he determined that we would act unilaterally, it was all about those people, those groups, that threaten us. >> but in a humanitarian crisis like syria's, the president prefers company. and until he has it, he won't act. >> syria has created great outrage and terrible humanitarian anguish but we don't have any international consensus about the way forward. >> it all adds up to what some call the obama doctrine. >> the obama doctrine is less blood, less treasure, less intervention of a lengthy kind. >> though governor romney calls him reluctant to lead. >> the administration has characterized their foreign policy as leading from behind. i call that following. >> these days, his critics have more ammunition with the deaths of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans in libya. it happened on 9/11, raisi
year defense of his dedication to the jewish state. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. >> for the president, it's a nuanced approach. when america's threatened, the president doesn't hesitate to act on his own. >> where he determined that we would act unilaterally, it was all about those people, those groups, that threaten us. >> but in a humanitarian crisis like syria's, the president prefers company. and until...
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year defense of his dedication to the jewish state. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. >> for the president, it's a nuanced approach. when america's threatened, the president doesn't hesitate to act on his own. >> where he determined that we would act unilaterally, it was all about those people, those groups that threaten us. >> but in a humanitarian crisis like syria's, the president prefers company. and until he has it, he won't act. >> syria has created great outrage and terrible humanitarian anguish, but we don't have any international consensus about the way forward. >> it all adds up to what some call the obama doctrine. >> the obama doctrine is less blood, less treasure, less intervention of a lengthy kind. >> though governor romney calls him reluctant to lead. >> the administration has characterized their foreign policy as leading from behind. i call that following. >> these days his critics have more ammunition with the deaths of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans in libya. it happened on 9/11, raisin
year defense of his dedication to the jewish state. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. >> for the president, it's a nuanced approach. when america's threatened, the president doesn't hesitate to act on his own. >> where he determined that we would act unilaterally, it was all about those people, those groups that threaten us. >> but in a humanitarian crisis like syria's, the president prefers company. and until he...
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by israel? >> well, absolutely, randy. we do not like to get into gaza. we do not like to escalate or engage ourselves with any warfare, not with the gazans, not with anyone else, but after millions of our citizens have been under fire for so long, and just think, randi, that people cannot go to work. they cannot send their children to school or kindergartens. they cannot go to restaurants. they all have to be confined in shelters with all the devastation for also the psychological warfare of kids. this is unacceptable, and i don't think any country would have accepted terrorizing millions of their citizens, and here hamas is committing a double crime against humanity. first they target only civilian population and at the same time they embed themselves in and among populated areas in gaza so they use the gazans as human shield which makes it much tougher for us because we are trying to avoid any collateral damage, so this is why it takes so long. we still would not like to get with ground troop
by israel? >> well, absolutely, randy. we do not like to get into gaza. we do not like to escalate or engage ourselves with any warfare, not with the gazans, not with anyone else, but after millions of our citizens have been under fire for so long, and just think, randi, that people cannot go to work. they cannot send their children to school or kindergartens. they cannot go to restaurants. they all have to be confined in shelters with all the devastation for also the psychological...
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rackets crash into israel. now global fears of a full-scale ground war. >>> terror at a texas parade. an 80-car train slams into a parade float full of wounded vets. now everyone wants to know why. >>> and david petraeus on the hot seat. the now ex-cia chief heads to capitol hill this morning with members of congress demanding answers. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start" everyone. happy friday. glad to see you. i'm john berman. >> nice to see you. i'm zonaida sambolin. >>> the i realsraelis pounding targets while palestinian militants continue to launch rockets into israel. israel calls up reservists in preparation for war. >> ben joins us by phone this morning. egypt's prime minister paid a visit to gaza. somehow that going so far? >> well, it was originally planned it would be a three-hour cease fire while the egyptian prime minister was making this visit to gaza. according to our sources, it doesn't appear either side significantly reduced their level of military activity in gaza. certainly before the
rackets crash into israel. now global fears of a full-scale ground war. >>> terror at a texas parade. an 80-car train slams into a parade float full of wounded vets. now everyone wants to know why. >>> and david petraeus on the hot seat. the now ex-cia chief heads to capitol hill this morning with members of congress demanding answers. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start" everyone. happy friday. glad to see you. i'm john berman. >> nice to see...
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interests that are vital to the security of israel. let's get right to zane live in london where the brits are reacting to victory of president obama. hey, zain, good morning. >> reporter: the reaction is phew! that's a relief here. we talked to quite a few people this morning, soledad, and they are saying the united states made the right choice. they said, what president obama needs to do right now is sell the u.s. better to the rest of the world and surprise, surprise, fix the economy. let me show you "the sun." the tabloid paper here captures the mood of some people. they focused on the soccer match results from last night. you've got manchester city, arsenal and then down here, oh, by the way, there was an election. obama and romney. that just gives a sense of this magazine knowing their audience. but this morning people are really interested in the results. on the political side, the british prime minister said this, we want to kick start the world economy. we want to get a europe/u.s. trade deal. we want to get started and focuse
interests that are vital to the security of israel. let's get right to zane live in london where the brits are reacting to victory of president obama. hey, zain, good morning. >> reporter: the reaction is phew! that's a relief here. we talked to quite a few people this morning, soledad, and they are saying the united states made the right choice. they said, what president obama needs to do right now is sell the u.s. better to the rest of the world and surprise, surprise, fix the economy....
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new violence between israel and palestinian militants along the israel/gaza border. the israeli military targeting hamas sites in gaza. >> take a look at your screen right now. the attack on the vehicle took out the top hamas military commander. hamas warns that israel has, quote, opened the gates of hell. >> other news now, if republicans are looking for a fight, president obama says bring it. the president showing flashes of anger in his first news conference since winning re-election. demanding that the wealthiest americans pay more taxes while telling two republicans who were threatening to block susan rice from becoming the next secretary of state, go after me instead. dan lothian is live in washington this morning. we saw a different president obama on the podium. he was aggressive, particularly on the issue of susan rice. >> you're right. this is not the kind of emotion that we have grown to see from the president. he tends to hold back a bit, not be as emotional. this was an area where the president came out very strong, saying that these attacks from republi
new violence between israel and palestinian militants along the israel/gaza border. the israeli military targeting hamas sites in gaza. >> take a look at your screen right now. the attack on the vehicle took out the top hamas military commander. hamas warns that israel has, quote, opened the gates of hell. >> other news now, if republicans are looking for a fight, president obama says bring it. the president showing flashes of anger in his first news conference since winning...
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obviously having some audio problems but you heard across the board it seemed like our partners in israel, our partners in the middle east, have all thought that this was not a bad thing. a good thing, president obama's re-election. what's the impact? >> david cameron reaching out very publicly via twitter. the only country that isn't a big obama fan is pakistan. for a number of reasons. i mean, look, this is the kind of -- these are the kind of polls that republicans would use in ads if they had them. >> for foreign policy continuity is really important. >> right, right. stability. >> and we've now had three presidents in a row who've had two terms. we've had an incredible period of stability right now. from eisenhower to reagan we didn't have a single president who was re-elected to a second term. since 1980, with the exception of george h.w. bush all of our presidents have served two terms. it's to implement the presence of foreign policy takes eight years. so obama's this whole vision of obama trying to gradually move up, a lot of the research is out of the middle east, wind down the
obviously having some audio problems but you heard across the board it seemed like our partners in israel, our partners in the middle east, have all thought that this was not a bad thing. a good thing, president obama's re-election. what's the impact? >> david cameron reaching out very publicly via twitter. the only country that isn't a big obama fan is pakistan. for a number of reasons. i mean, look, this is the kind of -- these are the kind of polls that republicans would use in ads if...
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what will israel do if this war becomes part of the problem in israel, starts to spill over more and more and affect the people? >> i think they must understand their own limitations as well. but if it would happen, we shall defend ourselves. that i can say. i don't want exaggerate and to make great declarations and -- no, we are not interested. syria has enough problems of their own and it doesn't gain us any pleasure. but if they're in danger of life, we shall defend ourselves. >> reporter: so you heard a very diplomatic response saying they're going to take a very measured stance when it comes to syria because they really do believe that the war in syria is out of control there, but that israel is not the target at this point, wolf. >> so some tensions along the north, along the golan heights with syria, but there are other tensions along the south along the gaza front between the israelis and the palestinians in gaza. hamas specifically. what's the latest there, sara? >> reporter: much more dire tensions, if you will. there have been more than 100 rockets that have come over from
what will israel do if this war becomes part of the problem in israel, starts to spill over more and more and affect the people? >> i think they must understand their own limitations as well. but if it would happen, we shall defend ourselves. that i can say. i don't want exaggerate and to make great declarations and -- no, we are not interested. syria has enough problems of their own and it doesn't gain us any pleasure. but if they're in danger of life, we shall defend ourselves. >>...
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netanyahu is the prime minister of israel. and they have to work together. these are two countries which stand side by side. there in no doubt in anybody's mind that the united states stands firmly for the security of israel, the intercommunity knows. it yes, there has been a cool relationship between netanyahu and obama, however netanyahu did congratulate the president this morning and said the strategic reliance between israel and the u.s. is stronger than ever. i will continue to work with president obama in order to assure the interests that are vital to the security of the citizens of israel. so, again, no doubt where the united states stands the strong security and protection of israel. the real issue of course that has divided them, one, iran. a big problem. because israel wants to take a much more proactive potentially even military solution to that. and in the campaign you saw that president obama was trying to head that off. wanted no part of another war, at least not now. and wanted to give deploem si negotiations continued stance. but it was take
netanyahu is the prime minister of israel. and they have to work together. these are two countries which stand side by side. there in no doubt in anybody's mind that the united states stands firmly for the security of israel, the intercommunity knows. it yes, there has been a cool relationship between netanyahu and obama, however netanyahu did congratulate the president this morning and said the strategic reliance between israel and the u.s. is stronger than ever. i will continue to work with...
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more years to tackle some of the most complex world challenges, like iran's nuclear ambitions before israel strikes. traying so stop the bloody civil war in syria, that is trying to kill people, and dealing with terrorism through deadly drone strikes. how does it make headway? cnn reporter ellise lav it and susan kelli, they're our experts on these topics. together this power team wrote a column on cnn.com security clearance blog about the president's world of challenges. great to see you guys all at once. let's tackle some of this. i want to start with you. let's talk syria. more than 32,000 have died in nearly the two years of fighting in your article you say some official advisory -- might take a muscular approach to the crisis. what does that look like? >> i think, first of all, you could see a morrow bust effort to -- >> they realize that these islamists are all the ones with the guns and the money and, therefore, they would have the power in the future of syria, so i think they maied might aid them a little bit more. i also think that there could be support for no fly zone. turkey has
more years to tackle some of the most complex world challenges, like iran's nuclear ambitions before israel strikes. traying so stop the bloody civil war in syria, that is trying to kill people, and dealing with terrorism through deadly drone strikes. how does it make headway? cnn reporter ellise lav it and susan kelli, they're our experts on these topics. together this power team wrote a column on cnn.com security clearance blog about the president's world of challenges. great to see you guys...
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cannabis is being prescribed in israel and used by children who have been licensed. medical marijuana has been legal in israel for more than a decade. it is strictly controlled. a doctor has to prescribe it. and each patient must have an individual license to use it. >> we can't be all-time narrow minded. we have to think of people suffering and how to help them without, god forbid, allowing more use of drugs among those who don't need it. >> reporter: but critics say there's simply not enough research on marijuana of any kind for medical purposes. they say that unlike other drugs the results of testing including dosing and negative side effects are not yet clear. they hope their new version can be exported around the world one day. but 80-year-old moshe roft says he will stay with the good old-fashioned marijuana. >> interesting. fascinating. >>> talkback question for you today. can president obama romance the republicans? your response is next. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money,
cannabis is being prescribed in israel and used by children who have been licensed. medical marijuana has been legal in israel for more than a decade. it is strictly controlled. a doctor has to prescribe it. and each patient must have an individual license to use it. >> we can't be all-time narrow minded. we have to think of people suffering and how to help them without, god forbid, allowing more use of drugs among those who don't need it. >> reporter: but critics say there's simply...
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israel has sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst says an israeli ground invasion would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> a high density of population throughout the strip and highest in the major areas of gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places, as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> reporter: cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings. translation, a punishing building-to-building slog in a place that is slightly more than twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor general james spider marks. what kind of combat are we talking about? >> combat in restricted terrain. in gaza city there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. you can only imagine the type of combat that is going to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> reporter: terrain where mark says israeli troops will be exposed to ambush, sniper fire, suicide bombings. if a g
israel has sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst says an israeli ground invasion would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> a high density of population throughout the strip and highest in the major areas of gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places, as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> reporter:...
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some of those are in southern israel. and part of the area you're seeing here, the hamas rockets according to the evidence we have been able to see, we saw one the other day that was able to land in this area. this is just a sign of how many densely populated cities there are in that area. one more really important thing to keep in mind, folks, as you watch, the west bank is run by fatah, and it is gaza that is run by hamas. now, that is just a look at the broader implications in the region. first, listen to tony blair. >> the military actions need to cease, we can find our way forward. i don't think we should be in any doubt at all if this situation continues and escalates, it is going to be really serious and tragic, not just for israelis and palestinians, but actually, it will cause a huge amount of upheaval in the region, and you know this area doesn't require more right now. >> take a look at some of the examples i want to show you here, the surrounding nations, first of all, egypt, we have been covering this nation
some of those are in southern israel. and part of the area you're seeing here, the hamas rockets according to the evidence we have been able to see, we saw one the other day that was able to land in this area. this is just a sign of how many densely populated cities there are in that area. one more really important thing to keep in mind, folks, as you watch, the west bank is run by fatah, and it is gaza that is run by hamas. now, that is just a look at the broader implications in the region....
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israel. we are on both sides of the border in the line of fire. our sara sidner is in gaza city. let's go to southern israel where israeli tanks are on the move. the israeli defense forces say at least 30,000 troops are being mobilized along the border with gaza and thousands more are getting their marching orders. as we said, cnn's frederick is live along the border. you have been on the front lines there. what type of military activity are you seeing? >> hi, randi. a lot of military activity going on here between the border area between gaza and israel. we just had armored vehicles come through here and moving in closer to the border. of course, a lot of people believe that israelis must launch a ground offensive into gaza quite soon and we are seeing a lot of troops really near the border of our area and the israelis have also called in tens of thousands of reservists and reporting for duty right now. when you go along the border area you see units that are hiding behind tree lines and the
israel. we are on both sides of the border in the line of fire. our sara sidner is in gaza city. let's go to southern israel where israeli tanks are on the move. the israeli defense forces say at least 30,000 troops are being mobilized along the border with gaza and thousands more are getting their marching orders. as we said, cnn's frederick is live along the border. you have been on the front lines there. what type of military activity are you seeing? >> hi, randi. a lot of military...
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hamas refuses to recognize israel. i asked from the peculiars lo which is how much control do they have? i have a lot of sympathy from the poor people of gaza and not hamas who are blasting rockets and the main booed of 1.5 million severely oppressed people living with no hope, no jobs. nothing. what is the way to try and get a better life for them? who can bring that to them? >> i agree with allen that israel certainly has a right to self-defense. a, i would contest the idea that this is an effective way to do that. no israelis have been killed by this shower of hamas rockets which is absolutely unacceptable and deplorable and nobody had been killed until this action. >> you can't wait until it hits a school bus. you have to stop the risk when you have hundreds and hundreds of rockets. you can't wait until it hits a school. >> now israelis have died, and i also, you know, think that at the end of the day this will be an ineffective way of advancing israeli security. i do think that engaging with the palestinian author
hamas refuses to recognize israel. i asked from the peculiars lo which is how much control do they have? i have a lot of sympathy from the poor people of gaza and not hamas who are blasting rockets and the main booed of 1.5 million severely oppressed people living with no hope, no jobs. nothing. what is the way to try and get a better life for them? who can bring that to them? >> i agree with allen that israel certainly has a right to self-defense. a, i would contest the idea that this is...
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but life in israel is far from normal. here again, fred pleitgen. >> reporter: don, there was a lot going on. we woke up this morning and the first thing we saw outside our hotel window is a rocket hitting downtown. it wasn't exactly the same way since then. we went to the scene of the first airstrike. there was another air alarm while we were there. he had to take cover. and it continued exactly that way. now the israeli government says there were at least 120 rockets fired out of gaza into this area in israel throughout the day. of course, one of the things that israelies have here is the iron dome defense system. it was in action the entire time. you could hear it fire off rockets, see it fire off rockets. there was one instance where we took cover from a possible rocket strike and we could see it intercept seven or eight rocket at once. only about 200 yrds above our heads. now of course, all of this is taking a heavy toll on the population that lives in this area here. especially 23 the people here are concerned. they
but life in israel is far from normal. here again, fred pleitgen. >> reporter: don, there was a lot going on. we woke up this morning and the first thing we saw outside our hotel window is a rocket hitting downtown. it wasn't exactly the same way since then. we went to the scene of the first airstrike. there was another air alarm while we were there. he had to take cover. and it continued exactly that way. now the israeli government says there were at least 120 rockets fired out of gaza...
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israel sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency, says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, rafa, gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. the other part of this is hamas fights from inside the cities. >> reporter: cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings. translation, a punishing building-to-building slog, in a place that's slightly twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor, james spyder marcus. >> what kind of combat are we talking about here? >> this is called combat in restricted terrain. and clearly what we have here in gaza city, there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. and you can only imagine the type of combat that's got to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> reporter: terrain
israel sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency, says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, rafa, gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. the other part of this is hamas...
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israel and israel's government will do anything it takes to protect its citizens. and you know, you went after who is to blame here. i was director general, the permanent undersecretary of foreign service when we went out of gaza. we went out of gaza not to look back. we wanted them to make gaza prosperous and a place that what did they turn gaza into? they turned it into a haven of global terrorism, of missiles flying in and out of israeli cities, civilians, and an ammunition dump from weapons coming in from iran, syria, and they're continuing to do that. now no nation, no people and no government could sit idle when, you know, missiles are being shot indiscriminately against civilians. not in london, not in paris and not in washington. >> no rational person would disagree that the rocket firing has got to stop. it is a senseless activity that can only lead to more bloodshed. however, as i said to prime minister netanyahu when i sat down with him in jerusalem last year, this clear repression, oppression, whatever you want to call it on the gaza strip, these people
israel and israel's government will do anything it takes to protect its citizens. and you know, you went after who is to blame here. i was director general, the permanent undersecretary of foreign service when we went out of gaza. we went out of gaza not to look back. we wanted them to make gaza prosperous and a place that what did they turn gaza into? they turned it into a haven of global terrorism, of missiles flying in and out of israeli cities, civilians, and an ammunition dump from weapons...
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israel is going to react to that. i think you'll see a very intense demonstration between out of pockets to some degree, don't they? >> yeah, but that's a big risk. so the big driver of the israeli operation right now is the long-range rockets that were allegedly supplied by iran and which hamas has been using to target major urban centers in israel like tel aviv, like jerusalem. tel aviv has been the red line for israel, and as long as hamas has been in possession of these rockets and can maintain that threat against israeli population centers, israel can't afford to sit back. so the air strikes, yes, they have been achieving some success, but hamas has still been lobbying those rockets over. we saw that today with strikes in jerusalem as well as in tel aviv, so it really comes down to that intelligence question. how many rockets does hamas have in its possession, and if hamas is able to get out of this with some rockets, that's a huge symbolic victory for them. >> is this something we've seen before, or is this colo
israel is going to react to that. i think you'll see a very intense demonstration between out of pockets to some degree, don't they? >> yeah, but that's a big risk. so the big driver of the israeli operation right now is the long-range rockets that were allegedly supplied by iran and which hamas has been using to target major urban centers in israel like tel aviv, like jerusalem. tel aviv has been the red line for israel, and as long as hamas has been in possession of these rockets and...
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israel's cabinet has authorized the call-ups of up to 75,000 reservists. a member of israel's government who is not aligned with prime minister netanyahu's coalition, said the violence seems to be beyond control, end quote. the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both ways. that was an israeli missile strike right there in gaza. israel is aiming at terrorist targets and that's what it looks and sounds like from a distance. here it is up close during an interview with ani israeli and palestinian who are in the thick of it. >> let me jump in there, mohammed. when you hear him describe the situation where he is, what goes through your mind? >> sorry. that is one thing. carry on with your question. [ indiscernible ] >> the palestinian health minister says at least 30 people have been killed in gaza, 300 wounded. many
israel's cabinet has authorized the call-ups of up to 75,000 reservists. a member of israel's government who is not aligned with prime minister netanyahu's coalition, said the violence seems to be beyond control, end quote. the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have...
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since israel launched this air strike? >> certainly. there certainly have been. rockets falling into the area around other towns, as well, that are close to the gaza area. but, of course, we also saw yesterday that a rocket fell near jerusalem. also rockets targeted tel aviv, as well. i spent the night in the town, randi, and the people have been living with the rocket attacks for a long time. they are sort of used to them and have a routine and right now that escalated to a point that it is becoming difficult for them, as well. we were in a commercial district where normally on a friday night it would be bustling with people and the whole place was absolutely abandoned and maybe three other people there. it is something that is having a deep impact on public life. three people killed in their houses and the constant threat that is causing people to stay indoors most of the day and watch out and make out specific routes when they leave their house to make sure there is a shelter in the area, randi. >> growing more tense. f
since israel launched this air strike? >> certainly. there certainly have been. rockets falling into the area around other towns, as well, that are close to the gaza area. but, of course, we also saw yesterday that a rocket fell near jerusalem. also rockets targeted tel aviv, as well. i spent the night in the town, randi, and the people have been living with the rocket attacks for a long time. they are sort of used to them and have a routine and right now that escalated to a point that it...
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it's occurring in israel too. we heard earlier rockets landed in ashkelon, a city near israel. in the past three days at least three people have been killed in israel. we're cooping an eye on everything that's come in. and video is pouring in. once we have more information, we'll bring it back to you. but that's it for now, victor. >> well, i want to put back up this live picture that we've been seeing. this is from reuters, and this is gaza city. and, of course, as we see things live, we're going to bring those to you. nick valencia monitoring and bringing things to you. thanks for that. >>> could this whole thing be a political game? aisle e ask one of the world ice leading experts on the conflict. >>> and president obama woke up in thailand this morning. what's on the agenda for his historic trip to asia. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join m
it's occurring in israel too. we heard earlier rockets landed in ashkelon, a city near israel. in the past three days at least three people have been killed in israel. we're cooping an eye on everything that's come in. and video is pouring in. once we have more information, we'll bring it back to you. but that's it for now, victor. >> well, i want to put back up this live picture that we've been seeing. this is from reuters, and this is gaza city. and, of course, as we see things live,...
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how the government there israel is also telling us. and we have heard this from the military spokesperson and they are considering a ground war and have not given the go ahead for that. they are preparing but they are firing from the air. and we know that they have been firing from the sea. their ships anchored off of the sea there firing into gaza and according to residents there, that we spoke with, they say it seemed as if it was raining bombs in gaza. you can see the firing there. there is real concern here that there will be a full-scale war something like you saw in 2008 during the operation the cast led >> they said quote we recommend no hamas operatives show their faces above ground. do you think this renewed violence is the beginning of a much bigger conflict? >> i think at this point it is very hard to know. i'm in cairo right now. what is striking from this point of view, this is the moment we have been waiting for. here we have been waiting for a moment when a crisis would come again. how will this government respond. this
how the government there israel is also telling us. and we have heard this from the military spokesperson and they are considering a ground war and have not given the go ahead for that. they are preparing but they are firing from the air. and we know that they have been firing from the sea. their ships anchored off of the sea there firing into gaza and according to residents there, that we spoke with, they say it seemed as if it was raining bombs in gaza. you can see the firing there. there is...
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but israel has the edge in technology here. its sophisticated iron dome system takes out most rockets before they find a target. israel's military is also armed with precision-guided missiles. in this case, striking what is said to be the home of an hamas leader. egypt is trying to prevent this war from getting out of hand. spearheading talks aimed at ending the violence. israel's prime minister says hamas can end all this. bd ben wedeman is watching the conflict play out. >> reporter: we've seen apparent urgent action by the israeli army in this area to get as much material, tanks, armoured personnel carriers and troops in the area around gaza in obvious preparation for a potential ground invasion of the gaza strip. but a decision to actually go in has to come from the leadership, from prime minister benjamin netanyahu and from his security cabinet. that has not come yet. on sunday, it's expected that the secretary general of arab league is going to come to gaza with four arab foreign ministers. it may be difficult to launch a
but israel has the edge in technology here. its sophisticated iron dome system takes out most rockets before they find a target. israel's military is also armed with precision-guided missiles. in this case, striking what is said to be the home of an hamas leader. egypt is trying to prevent this war from getting out of hand. spearheading talks aimed at ending the violence. israel's prime minister says hamas can end all this. bd ben wedeman is watching the conflict play out. >> reporter:...
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hamas has retaliated by firing more rockets into israel and firing back on twitter, warning israel has "opened the gates of hell" on itself. egypt has recalled its ambassador to israel. and the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend indianapoltself. what is the latest on the attacks and the tafailout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the killing of ahmed al jabari, the li leader of hamas' military wing, one of the founders of hamas. one of the huge blow to hamas now. the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us and we've just heard this from its military spokesperson, that they are bringing in reservists, that they are considering a ground war, but have not yet given the go ahead for that, but they are preparing. we know that they have been firing from the air with the air strikes, but we also thap thkno they have firing from the sea. they are firing into gaza, and according to residents in gaza, at one point, they said it seemed as if it
hamas has retaliated by firing more rockets into israel and firing back on twitter, warning israel has "opened the gates of hell" on itself. egypt has recalled its ambassador to israel. and the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend indianapoltself. what is the latest on the attacks and the tafailout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the...
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at least three killed in israel. hundreds of rockets finding their way from gaza into israel. this is an ongoing situation, and the war between -- the warring situation between israel and palestinian militants is definitely taking its toll. we're keeping an eye on it, vick orror. >> nick valencia covering the international desk for us. >>> we're going from the middle east to the far east now, and that's where president obama spoke about the middle east. just a few moments ago the conflict there while holding a news conference in thailand. our white house correspondent dan lothian is in bangkok. what are we hearing from the president? we had it live. he talked more about burma and thailand and the trade there. what are we hearing his views as it relates to what's happening in israel with gaza. >> well, you know, are you so right. the main purpose of the president's trip here is to focus on this region and what this means for future expansion, for u.s. many terms of business, for military cooperation, but while advisors had been telling us about the sentiments within the white h
at least three killed in israel. hundreds of rockets finding their way from gaza into israel. this is an ongoing situation, and the war between -- the warring situation between israel and palestinian militants is definitely taking its toll. we're keeping an eye on it, vick orror. >> nick valencia covering the international desk for us. >>> we're going from the middle east to the far east now, and that's where president obama spoke about the middle east. just a few moments ago the...
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this is where you're going to find the real tastes and smells of israel. outside the market you have the freshest fruits and vegetables. the produce in this country is really incredible. and inside the market they have all these breads and sweets and dried fruits and nuts and all these great nibbly things. there's an alley of restaurants where people can come and eat lunch. but the thing i like most is you can find israelis and palestinians from all walks of life. everyone can agree on one thing. good food. elise labott, cnn, jerusalem. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our par
this is where you're going to find the real tastes and smells of israel. outside the market you have the freshest fruits and vegetables. the produce in this country is really incredible. and inside the market they have all these breads and sweets and dried fruits and nuts and all these great nibbly things. there's an alley of restaurants where people can come and eat lunch. but the thing i like most is you can find israelis and palestinians from all walks of life. everyone can agree on one...
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israel targeted hamas government buildings, homes and a media center. six journalists were injured when that media was hilt twice. let's go to the israeli border at gaza. >> reporter: there's actually an air alarm in a town a couple of miles away from here. we have heard some thumping impacts there, just a couple of minutes before we went live on this report. tonight we ourselves have had to take cover twice when there were rockets being fired. it really has been quite a busy day, quite an intense day for the people here as well. they have been having to take cover quite a number of times. we have seen, i would say at least a dozen air alarms. also we were out in an open field and we had to take shelter there several times as well. it seems as though the rocket barrages are going on even more intensely than they were before. what the israelis of course do have is this missile interceptor system which has been active throughout the entire day. what this thing does, the way it works is that it only shoots down rockets that are actually in danger of hittin
israel targeted hamas government buildings, homes and a media center. six journalists were injured when that media was hilt twice. let's go to the israeli border at gaza. >> reporter: there's actually an air alarm in a town a couple of miles away from here. we have heard some thumping impacts there, just a couple of minutes before we went live on this report. tonight we ourselves have had to take cover twice when there were rockets being fired. it really has been quite a busy day, quite...
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i have had a conversation with the ambassador to israel. clearly the rockets that were sent in are iranian rockets. they support hamas, and i think that they're very serious. by the way, to answer your question, you talked about morsi. i think a bigger player here is the president of turkey. they've become very powerful. they have a lot more influence in the arab area, and i think he is going to be a key player if there's going to be any issue of calming down the hostility as it relates to hamas. >> over the last 20, 30 seconds we have president obama as far as we know doing everything he can. he is satisfied with what the u.s. has said and done so far. >> in his statement yesterday i thought they were helpful. they are in line with what the congressman and i have said here today, and i hope we're aggressively pursuing that idea that israel has a right to protect itself, but people all over the world have a real interest in trying to stop this violence from being initiated by hamas and gaza. >> because the president has also said apparently
i have had a conversation with the ambassador to israel. clearly the rockets that were sent in are iranian rockets. they support hamas, and i think that they're very serious. by the way, to answer your question, you talked about morsi. i think a bigger player here is the president of turkey. they've become very powerful. they have a lot more influence in the arab area, and i think he is going to be a key player if there's going to be any issue of calming down the hostility as it relates to...
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you're looking live at israel, close to the gaza border, where fears of a ground water between israel and hamas are growing. air strikes have already killed 19 palestinians and three israelis as rockets and shells rain down on both sides. it's an extraordinarily dangerous situation. we'll go live to the region in a few moments. >>> meanwhile, a storm is brewing on capitol hill over benghazi. in closed door sessions, lawmakers saw a disturbing video from the night of the deadly attack. sources tell cnn it shows ambassador christopher stevens being dragged out of the compound. republicans are still blasting the white house response to that attack. i'll talk to senator john mccain in a minute. >>> in new york city, president obama meets with storm survivors where more than 25,000 households are still without power. more than two weeks after super storm sandy hit. >>> we begin with the big story. the latest on the benghazi hearings. joining me is pentagon correspondent barbara starr and intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. welcome to you both. barbara, this is really fascinating me.
you're looking live at israel, close to the gaza border, where fears of a ground water between israel and hamas are growing. air strikes have already killed 19 palestinians and three israelis as rockets and shells rain down on both sides. it's an extraordinarily dangerous situation. we'll go live to the region in a few moments. >>> meanwhile, a storm is brewing on capitol hill over benghazi. in closed door sessions, lawmakers saw a disturbing video from the night of the deadly attack....
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but israel has the edge in technology here. its sophisticated iron dome system takes out most rockets before they find a target. israel's military is also armed with precision-guided missiles. in this case, striking what is said to be the home of an hamas leader. egypt is trying to prevent this war from getting out of hand. spearheading talks aimed at ending the violence. israel's prime minister says hamas can end all this. ben wedeman is watching the conflict play out. >> reporter: we've seen apparent urgent action by the israeli army in this area to get as much material, tanks, armored personnel carriers and troops in the area around gaza in obvious preparation for a potential ground invasion of the gaza strip. but a decision to actually go in has to come from the leadership, from prime minister benjamin netanyahu and from his security cabinet. that has not come yet. on sunday, it's expected that the secretary general of arab league is going to come to gaza with four arab foreign ministers. it may be difficult to launch a gro
but israel has the edge in technology here. its sophisticated iron dome system takes out most rockets before they find a target. israel's military is also armed with precision-guided missiles. in this case, striking what is said to be the home of an hamas leader. egypt is trying to prevent this war from getting out of hand. spearheading talks aimed at ending the violence. israel's prime minister says hamas can end all this. ben wedeman is watching the conflict play out. >> reporter: we've...
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israel sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, gaza city, there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings, translation? a punishing building-to-building slog in a place that's slightly more than twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor general james marks. >> what kind of close combat are we talking about here? >> clearly what we have here in gaza city there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. and you can only imagine the type of combat that's got to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> terrain where marks says israeli troops will be exposed to ambush, sniper fi
israel sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, gaza city, there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from...
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israel launching dozens of air strikes. benjamin netanyahu's former chief of staff "outfront" and the president so far has drawn a very hard line on fiscal cliff talks, but tonight, another democratic leader has a plan that might be more palatable to more people. "outfront," next. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> our second story "outfront," war in washington. both sides blaming the other for a lack of action on that fiscal cliff. when taxes duoup and spending gets slashed. today, the rhetoric was rat
israel launching dozens of air strikes. benjamin netanyahu's former chief of staff "outfront" and the president so far has drawn a very hard line on fiscal cliff talks, but tonight, another democratic leader has a plan that might be more palatable to more people. "outfront," next. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth!...
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. >> we always will stand behind israel. they're our ally there. we have to do whatever we can help them to protect their citizens. >> congressman, senator, thank you both so much for being here today. >> okay. >>> when we return, solving the financial crisis before it's too late and, later, the political fall-out of the benghazi investigation. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ >>> if only for a moment they seemed like friends. >> we do want to wish him a happy birthday. >> thank you. th
. >> we always will stand behind israel. they're our ally there. we have to do whatever we can help them to protect their citizens. >> congressman, senator, thank you both so much for being here today. >> okay. >>> when we return, solving the financial crisis before it's too late and, later, the political fall-out of the benghazi investigation. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in...
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and israel, you have a population of 7.6 million people throughout israel. and what we have heard, israel about the size of new jersey again to put it in person purpo -- perspective. millions have lived with a daily threat of rocket attacks coming in from gaza, and what they're talking about now is that the rockets are going farther and farther. we saw one in tel aviv in this area here, israel saying millions of people can now be impacted and affected. this is an example of another city hurt by that area. there are dense populations in those areas that hamas rockets can now apparently reach to. keep in mind, talking about this, the west bank is run by fatah, whereas gaza is run by hamas, we're hearing the world leaders talking about the impact on the larger region. what we're seeing here is a reminder of countries surrounding this. one of the most important here is egypt, egypt dealing with upheaval, as you know, battling militant militants up near gaza, you also have jordan here, and jordan in recent days has had clashes in which protesters upset about the
and israel, you have a population of 7.6 million people throughout israel. and what we have heard, israel about the size of new jersey again to put it in person purpo -- perspective. millions have lived with a daily threat of rocket attacks coming in from gaza, and what they're talking about now is that the rockets are going farther and farther. we saw one in tel aviv in this area here, israel saying millions of people can now be impacted and affected. this is an example of another city hurt by...
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israel launching dozens of air strikes. benjamin netanyahu's former chief of staff "outfront" and the president so far has drawn a very hard line on fiscal cliff talks, but tonight, another democratic leader has a plan that might be more palatable to more people. "outfront," next. [ male announcer ] with 160 more miles per tank, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. ♪ try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >>> our second story "outfront," war in washington. both sides blaming the other for a lack of action on that fiscal cliff. when taxes duoup and spending gets slashed. today, the rhetoric
israel launching dozens of air strikes. benjamin netanyahu's former chief of staff "outfront" and the president so far has drawn a very hard line on fiscal cliff talks, but tonight, another democratic leader has a plan that might be more palatable to more people. "outfront," next. [ male announcer ] with 160 more miles per tank, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered...